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Cheshire West and Chester Council to recommission £6.58m Healthy Child Programme

Cheshire West and Chester Council has approved a redesign of early years and children's health services, with the Healthy Child Programme to be recommissioned as a standalone service. The current arrangement ends on 30 June 2027, and the new competitive process is tied to an annual value of £6.58 million.

Cheshire West and Chester Council · North West · 15 July 2026

SignalStrong
Estimated value
£1.1m–£6.6m
Route to market
Competitive process / open tender
Timing
ITT ~Jan 2027; current service ends 30 Jun 2027

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Secondly, to recommission the Healthy Child Programme as a standalone service through a competitive process at an annual value of £6.58 million.
Cheshire West and Chester Council · "Housing, Planning & Highways" committee

Also said in the meeting

The provider is CWP and the current arrangement ends on 30 June 2027.
Firstly, to remove the Children's Centre core offer from the current Starting Well contract and bring it back in house from July 2027 with an estimated annual cost of $1.09 million.

What we know

  • Cheshire West and Chester Council is redesigning early years and children's health services.
  • The Healthy Child Programme will be recommissioned as a standalone service through a competitive process.
  • The current Start and Well service arrangement ends on 30 June 2027.

Why this is a signal, not noise

The meeting gives an explicit value and says the Healthy Child Programme will be recommissioned through a competitive process, with the current contract end date stated.

Tags

Children's ServicesPublic HealthOpen TenderRecommissioningNorth West

How a supplier could follow up

  1. Track the council’s procurement notices for the Healthy Child Programme competition ahead of the expected 2027 tender window.
  2. Map capability against children’s health, early years, and public health service delivery requirements.
  3. Monitor any further cabinet or consultation papers for scope, lotting, and contract term details.

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